Are You Willing To Tell The Truth “Practice! You want me to Practice?” These are the well-known words of a NBA superstar’s interview after he was benched for not attending a practice. When it comes to training, the attitude he demonstrated isn’t to different than many of the athletes and parents of today. It is […]
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Yesterday’s workout focused on immediate lateral acceleration for one stride (Lateral Gait) into linear acceleration. Cues: Active feet early so reposition can take place and accelerate with power and quickness. Allow shoulders to direct the power from legs during linear acceleration- poor shoulders poor acceleration. Proper plant angles to control mass and momentum and direction
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Even back when I first learned the seated arm drive drill It looked wrong to me because of the fact the shoulders became elevated. The one area that is hardest to teach young sprinters is to relax. Performing the seated arm drive drill forces the athlete to lift their shoulders so they don’t hit their
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Certainly, there are the obvious learning areas needed to help the learning process. Things like: learning styles, delivery of information and so on… However, there are four critical, not so obvious, important learning environments: 1. Focused Environment – Is there a lot of noise and distraction that distract your athletes from totally zoning in on
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Keep in mind when training athletes: 1. Train for mobility and stability so proper biomechanics is possible. 2. Train for skill development so efficiency of movement in all planes is possible. 3. Train force absorption so athletes can control and reserve efforts quickly and safely. 4. Train force production so athletes can accelerate as quickly
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What do you do when an athlete only trains with you once in a while? The reasons athletes infrequently train with you could be legitimate, but for whatever the reasons, how do you handle it when they only training 2-3 times per month? A few of the athletes I train live over an hour from
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A strategy that just might do the trick… Sometimes when teaching athletes a speed and agility skill (new or old skill) you can increase performance by lowering your expectations and explanations and drastically increase the demand on intensity. I have found this strategy to lower “paralysis by analysis” in some athletes as they simply can
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I can’t tell you how many conversations I have had with mothers and fathers about the topic of coaching your own child. I have had many people tell me they believe it is unfair to coach your child due to the expectations put on that child. I have had others tell me they can’t coach
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I recently had a high school strength coach tell me Low Box Training for Athletes is the best video he has ever seen. Low box training is a strategy that can elevate your athletes quickness and body control. It isn’t a silly gimmick. It is a training methods that I developed in 1991 to improve
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If you want to know how much the mental side of quickness plays a role, then watch an athlete return from an ACL injury or an injury to their ankle. Every move they make is done with thought versus intent. Meaning, an athlete who isn’t worried about hurting themselves doesn’t think about the cutting or
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